Will Greenwood's world team of the year

Wesley Fofana is my go to midfield guy but Jonathan Davies this year has
nabbed the slot. Brian O’Driscoll is still doing it for Leinster, just not
quite enough at certain times elsewhere. Davies had one bad game this year –
against Ireland in the opening round of the Six Nations – and since then he
hasn’t looked back. Fate was kind, and had Roberts not been injured maybe
the Roberts-BOD axis would have seen the Lions home earlier. But it didn’t
and Davies added so much. He has a genuine kicking game and as my back line
are all predominantly right footed it is good to have a Leftie in there. He
has depth to kick, go long, and can also place it. But what I like most is
his directness of run, the power of his run to brush off loose arms and not
break stride. He has taken a giant leap in his distribution. He was always a
little iffy – no longer – short pass, wide pass, offload, all vastly
improved. Defensive rock, hard man and has a great engine. But it is his
gain line breaking, especially in that crucial Lions Test, why he gets the
nod here.